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Post by oldcajun123 on Jun 1, 2024 15:57:41 GMT -5
Charlie you had a good replacement for a while, you were lucky to have such good memories. Feel sad for you. I Garronte!
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Post by urbino on Jun 1, 2024 16:26:59 GMT -5
Back from picking up my sleep med refill, after being a dumbass, yesterday. Most valuable thing I'll do all day.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 1, 2024 16:46:32 GMT -5
Charlie, I am sorry for your loss. She looks to have been a solid lady.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 1, 2024 16:54:44 GMT -5
In the confusion following a very difficult three hour drive to my Oncologist's office yesterday, I forgot to ask for the pills for my next round of Chemo. Sigh. It is tough when the clinic staff also cannot remember details. We had car trouble on the way. The CVT transmission overheated. The Tach went to 7,000 RPM at 55 MPH. I was able to get the car off the highway which was difficult since the idiots who designed it forgot to add much of a shoulder and offramps are scarce. So, we limped off the road without being rear ended. Let the poor little thing cool off for 30 minutes and it was fine. This is a 2005 Ford Freestyle with CVT. It does not like heat nor cold very much and does not want to be driven hard or fast. It reminds me of a friend's horse I rode in the high country here. An old mare. She would carry me at a walk but if I kicked her up to a faster pace she would crowhop and give a little buck telling me "I will carry you, big man, but at my speed!" Same thing here. Funny is it not?
So, I am hoping the clinic can mail me the pills. I sure do not want another six hour two way drive!
Slept much of the day today since I was pooped from yesterday.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 1, 2024 17:28:52 GMT -5
In the confusion following a very difficult three hour drive to my Oncologist's office yesterday, I forgot to ask for the pills for my next round of Chemo. Sigh. It is tough when the clinic staff also cannot remember details. We had car trouble on the way. The CVT transmission overheated. The Tach went to 7,000 RPM at 55 MPH. I was able to get the car off the highway which was difficult since the idiots who designed it forgot to add much of a shoulder and offramps are scarce. So, we limped off the road without being rear ended. Let the poor little thing cool off for 30 minutes and it was fine. This is a 2005 Ford Freestyle with CVT. It does not like heat nor cold very much and does not want to be driven hard or fast. It reminds me of a friend's horse I rode in the high country here. An old mare. She would carry me at a walk but if I kicked her up to a faster pace she would crowhop and give a little buck telling me "I will carry you, big man, but at my speed!" Same thing here. Funny is it not? So, I am hoping the clinic can mail me the pills. I sure do not want another six hour two way drive! Slept much of the day today since I was pooped from yesterday. I'll bet you were tired! Good luck with the mailed pills. If they show up here I'll let you know. Little cars aren't built for high altitudes and steep grades.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 1, 2024 17:55:12 GMT -5
That Sucks, John!
My doctors are very explicit, and go over everything before I leave the office, and they would mention what medication is needed.
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Post by urbino on Jun 1, 2024 18:09:53 GMT -5
In the confusion following a very difficult three hour drive to my Oncologist's office yesterday, I forgot to ask for the pills for my next round of Chemo. Sigh. It is tough when the clinic staff also cannot remember details. We had car trouble on the way. The CVT transmission overheated. The Tach went to 7,000 RPM at 55 MPH. I was able to get the car off the highway which was difficult since the idiots who designed it forgot to add much of a shoulder and offramps are scarce. So, we limped off the road without being rear ended. Let the poor little thing cool off for 30 minutes and it was fine. This is a 2005 Ford Freestyle with CVT. It does not like heat nor cold very much and does not want to be driven hard or fast. It reminds me of a friend's horse I rode in the high country here. An old mare. She would carry me at a walk but if I kicked her up to a faster pace she would crowhop and give a little buck telling me "I will carry you, big man, but at my speed!" Same thing here. Funny is it not? So, I am hoping the clinic can mail me the pills. I sure do not want another six hour two way drive! Slept much of the day today since I was pooped from yesterday. Seems pretty crazy that they didn't think to give you your dang medicine.
I thought a friend was doing the driving on this trip.
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Post by toshtego on Jun 1, 2024 19:18:14 GMT -5
What is irritating is I spoke with one of the out patient pharmacy staff a few days ago to remind them to have the meds at the clinic. They seem incapable of managing this on their own. Computers, bah!
The problem with the CVT is heat. I had the AC on and was driving the speed limit in the fast lane was we were behind schedule. CVTs seem to be sensitive to heat and cold. Ours needs a heating blanket in the winter to warm up before starting. They seem to be delicate. A joy to drive when they work right. A light foot and the slow lane is indicated. Limited or no passing other vehicles. Kind of nurse it along like an old horse. I like the car when it works. Nice ride, manuevarable, good size. I told my Ex if she buys a new car I want this one. I paid for it. Nursing ticky vehicles is what I do.
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Post by urbino on Jun 2, 2024 18:19:03 GMT -5
Fairly hot and humid here, with bright sunshine. I mowed the grass and my hair (not with the same implement). Well, most of the grass. My batteries pooped out. I got most of the part the neighbors see, anyway.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 2, 2024 19:40:07 GMT -5
Fairly hot and humid here, with bright sunshine. I mowed the grass and my hair (not with the same implement). Well, most of the grass. My batteries pooped out. I got most of the part the neighbors see, anyway. I mowed yesterday afternoon. Took 2 hours but it wasn't hot so it was enjoyable. It started raining again as soon as I finished. I mowed the bulk of it with the 54 inch tractor and finished up the 20 inch Lawnboy in the tight spots. Warmer and more humid today.
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Post by urbino on Jun 2, 2024 21:55:32 GMT -5
A couple of bluejays had a sudden, mid-air dust-up a few feet from my head a little while ago. Near soiled myself.
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Post by urbino on Jun 2, 2024 21:55:56 GMT -5
Still sending good thoughts your way, Bob.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 2, 2024 22:00:53 GMT -5
A couple of bluejays had a sudden, mid-air dust-up a few feet from my head a little while ago. Near soiled myself. They do love to fight and they don't care about collateral damage. Good that you are fast on your feet.
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Post by urbino on Jun 2, 2024 22:42:25 GMT -5
Chattin' with Ed.
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Post by coalsmoke on Jun 3, 2024 13:23:14 GMT -5
It's a lazy, warm, and humid day here. Good afternoon to just sit and watch the Guardians vs Nationals game.
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Post by Scott W on Jun 3, 2024 14:11:55 GMT -5
Notified by my uncle near Cotopaxi Colorado that my aunt passed away yesterday. June 11th we were all getting together at his incredibly beautiful property in view of the Sangre De Cristo mountains. She is my mother's younger sister, and a woman of incredible faith. The minute she closed her eyes, she was ushered into the presence of the LORD...no doubt. She lived down the road next to grandpa's house in Howard Colorado. The gathering will still take place, but the earthly loss will be noticeable. I lost my mother in 1978, but Aunt Dellavina had the exact same voice and laugh as my mother. Every time I was in her presence, it brought great joy, not just in her voice but in conversation. Her cooking was icing on the cake, she could roll tortillas quicker than I thought humanly possible, and the red pork chile was to die for...and her pies... Not a smoker, she insisted I smoke my pipe in her house as her father did, I always took a tin of Prince Albert with me as that was what grandpa Trujillo smoked.
No mourning here, celebration of a life well lived! Sorry to hear of your loss but so happy to hear that she lived a great life!
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 3, 2024 14:20:09 GMT -5
Had to make a trip to Texarkana this morning for labs. Had breakfast and stopped at the new Aldi to scope out all the bargains. Loaded up on chocolate and tatziki and other stuff. Nap time.
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Post by urbino on Jun 3, 2024 17:56:15 GMT -5
We must've gotten more rain overnight than expected. I've got water standing in various spots around the yard. It's pleasant enough at the moment, though. About 80 and mostly cloudy, with a hint of breeze.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 3, 2024 18:10:32 GMT -5
We got an inch and 5/8 last night. We had rain forcast, but not the storm we're getting right now. Horizontal rain and howling winds. It just let up for a few minutes and we can see the creek behind the house for the 1st time ever from the back porch. Lost power a couple of hours ago and the 4 UPS keeping the routers up are about to run out of juice. Wind is picking up again. Later
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Post by trailboss on Jun 3, 2024 22:45:00 GMT -5
Sorry to hear of your loss but so happy to hear that she lived a great life! Thanks, Scott!
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Post by trailboss on Jun 3, 2024 22:46:31 GMT -5
Suppose to be 113 degrees here by Wednesday when I head to Vegas, hope it is cooler there.
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Post by Silver on Jun 3, 2024 22:55:57 GMT -5
Suppose to be 113 degrees here by Wednesday when I head to Vegas, hope it is cooler there. Bacon and eggs on Charlie's patio. Literally.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 3, 2024 23:02:20 GMT -5
Suppose to be 113 degrees here by Wednesday when I head to Vegas, hope it is cooler there. Bacon and eggs on Charlie's patio. Literally. We were somewhere north of 120 degrees one day, I took the PAM spray to a sewer lid, cracked an egg and it was literally frying. An egg I can sacrifice, bacon no way.
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Post by Silver on Jun 3, 2024 23:04:32 GMT -5
Bacon and eggs on Charlie's patio. Literally. We were somewhere north of 120 degrees one day, I took the PAM spray to a sewer lid, cracked an egg and it was literally frying. An egg I can sacrifice, bacon no way. Hahaha!
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 3, 2024 23:16:53 GMT -5
A couple of bluejays had a sudden, mid-air dust-up a few feet from my head a little while ago. Near soiled myself. I know the feeling. Early one morning at O-dark-30, I was working my way out to my deer blind in my river bottom swamp. Suddenly, right over me in the dark was a huge commotion as a flock of roosting wild turkeys flushed from the tree I was walking under.
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Post by Silver on Jun 3, 2024 23:20:29 GMT -5
A couple of bluejays had a sudden, mid-air dust-up a few feet from my head a little while ago. Near soiled myself. I know the feeling. Early one morning at O-dark-30, I was working my way out to my deer blind in my river bottom swamp. Suddenly, right over me in the dark was a huge commotion as a flock of roosting wild turkeys flushed from the tree I was walking under. They sound like they bounce off every branch on the way down.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 3, 2024 23:40:14 GMT -5
I was at my grandparents house in Colorado in the back 40, we were messing around a big pile of downed trees and a bird of prey swooped down unannounced, and claws were right by my brother's ear, we thought it a falcon at the time, but we beat it out of there. We figured we might be by a nest...
In the nineties in Northern California we had a huge palm tree in the back yard, and a watched a pair of owls for years that lived there as they raised their family. We were out on the deck one night, and one of the owls swooped down, and came up almost in slow motion, breast and face looking at us. It had a huge wingspan...remarkable creature!
One of the babies fell out of the nest one year, the wildlife rescue people told us to let it be. The neighbor cat got it though.
Our dog at the time, Roxie was a golden lab that hated cats... anytime she had the opportunity, a cat died. She was charging the back door, we finally let her out as that same cat went over the fence. She eventually got the cat though. The cat taunted her on top of the redwood fence, Roxie threw her weight into the fence, cat toppled down, and Roxie with precision, caught the cat in her jaws...two snaps and that cat was gone.
The most gentle dog ever, but she hated cats.
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Post by CrustyCat on Jun 4, 2024 3:26:49 GMT -5
Honey locust thorns. These suckers are all over the trunk and branches. It's not a fun firewood to haul or split: It does burn hot and slow, though. I've have and had different locust trees before and when reading about them, they usually called the ones with thorns black locust. I think they would come up from the suckers if not attended to, ie gotten rid of.
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Post by CrustyCat on Jun 4, 2024 3:30:17 GMT -5
Sorry for your loss, Charlie
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 4, 2024 11:16:38 GMT -5
I was at my grandparents house in Colorado in the back 40, we were messing around a big pile of downed trees and a bird of prey swooped down unannounced, and claws were right by my brother's ear, we thought it a falcon at the time, but we beat it out of there. We figured we might be by a nest... In the nineties in Northern California we had a huge palm tree in the back yard, and a watched a pair of owls for years that lived there as they raised their family. We were out on the deck one night, and one of the owls swooped down, and came up almost in slow motion, breast and face looking at us. It had a huge wingspan...remarkable creature! One of the babies fell out of the nest one year, the wildlife rescue people told us to let it be. The neighbor cat got it though. Our dog at the time, Roxie was a golden lab that hated cats... anytime she had the opportunity, a cat died. She was charging the back door, we finally let her out as that same cat went over the fence. She eventually got the cat though. The cat taunted her on top of the redwood fence, Roxie threw her weight into the fence, cat toppled down, and Roxie with precision, caught the cat in her jaws...two snaps and that cat was gone. The most gentle dog ever, but she hated cats. I had a collie that let the kids my mom kept ride on her. If a stranger or a cat came around, she turned into a Rottweiler.
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